Perspectives on Africa: A Reader in Culture, History and Representation, 2nd Edition

ISBN: 978-1-4443-3522-4

Hardcover

708 pages

April 2010, Wiley-Blackwell

Other Available Formats: Paperback

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Explores the dynamic processes by and through which scholars have described and understood African history and culture
Includes selections from anthropologists, historians, philosophers, and critics who collectively reveal the interpenetration of ideas and concepts within and across disciplines, regions, and historical periods
Offers a combined focus on ethnography and theory, giving students the means to link theory with data and perspective with practice
Newly revised and updated edition of this popular text with 14 brand new chapters and two new sections: Conflict and Violent Transformations; and Development, Governance and Globalization